SA Drivers: Men brake better, while women keep to speed limits
Friday is the most popular day to drive
Interestingly, Discovery Insure’s Work From Home Index, which was released recently, revealed that Friday was the least popular day to go to work which means that people who are driving on Fridays are likely to be driving to places other than their place of work. “Our Vitality Drive clients start each day with 25 points. Points are then deducted throughout the day for poor driving behaviours such as harsh acceleration, braking, cornering, cell phone use and speeding,” explains Nduli.Additional insights gleaned from Discovery Insure’s driving trends show that semigration , specifically from Gauteng to the Western Cape was up 33% from 2020 to 2021.
However, trips shorter than 20km tend to take longer per km driven than those trips where the average distance travelled is over 500km.
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